Eymeric de Usall

[vilenin1917es]

I have written the (novelated) biography of one of the last templars (confrater) of Catalonia.

If it is of you interest, you can get the book at:
http://www.bubok.com/libros/12354/Eymer ... -Templario

It's the fruit of ten years of investigatios.

Is in spanish

[Dashinvaine]

The last line was a killer, but I'm sure it's good work.

[vilenin1917es]

Well, I can see that is not a lot of interest...

We'll put alittle of honey:

Eymeric d'Usall traveled twice as ambassador of the catalan king, James II, to Egypt, to the court of Muhammad al-Nasir, to free the last comander of the Templars in Arwad. Arwad fell in 1302; the head of the garrison, fr. Barthelemy of Quincy, died in the siege; was the new comander the son of the count of Empuries, Hughes, that died in the last fightings and the most high rank templar was Dalmau of Rocabertí, son of the viscount of Peralada-Rocabertí.

His ambassade was suspicious to the mamlouk king and Eymeric returned to Barcelona without fr. Dalmau, but with the "ustadar" (second in rank in the mamlouk state" Fakhr al-Dihn Utman al-Nasirí.

After his ambassades, the king James II started to ask for the Holy Grail and the Holy Cross to al-Nasir.

It's highly probable that the great processional cross of the abbey of Vilabertran (dated around 1325, and situated near the castle of the viscounts of Perelada-Rocabertí), made with a little wood inside, suposedly part of the Holy Cross, and ornated with "camafeus" egipcian, was in some way related with the travels of Eymeric de Usall.

Mi book only adds to the known facts the fruit of ten years more of research, and a little of imagination to made a believable person.

[vilenin1917es]

Thanks, Dashinvaine for your cheers.

[Garalt De Canton]

Hello Vilenin1917es,

You book sounds interesting and, although I have no command of Spanish I will be working with some other people up in Amsterdam.
You can expect at least one purchase in the new year.

My best regards

Garalt Canton

[vilenin1917es]

Hello, Garald.

I want to give you thanks for your kind message.

I am at your disposal to help you with the understanding of my book.

Jose Maria Reyes

[Garalt De Canton]

That is very kind of you Eymeric,

I will contact you when I possess a copy. I will make an effort to understand it and only bother you with the odd question.

...over a nice bottle of wine, of course.

[vilenin1917es]

Of course, Gararld I will be glad to empty a good bottle of red wine together exchanging points about Eymeric...a la santé du Temple!!!

Josep Maria Reyes.